A teen who claims to have witnessed his brother being stabbed outside their home in Ongar during an alleged attempted robbery has appeared in court to give evidence.

Two men - Anthony Hamilton, 19, and Raphael Duke-Okeze, 21 – are alleged to have driven to a house in Cripsey Avenue on September 13, 2017 before approaching the two brothers, who were sat in a Volkswagen car on their driveway.

Hamilton, of Peterborough Road in Waltham Forest, is charged with stabbing Reece Joseph, demanding he give him his money.

Meanwhile, Duke-Okeze, of Blackmore Road in Buckhurst Hill, is jointly charged as part of the same enterprise for both GBH and attempted robbery, while both face separate counts of carrying bladed weapons.

The pair were arraigned on the new indictment at Basildon Crown Court on Tuesday (March 13) and pleaded not guilty to all counts.

The alleged offences happened at around 5pm on September 13 where it is believed a white Ford Fiesta drove past an address on Cripsey Road before returning a short while later.

Two individuals, believed to be Mr Hamilton and Mr Duke-Okeze, stepped out of the car and approached the driveway of the Joseph’s house and brandished knives.

Reece Joseph was stabbed multiple times in his stomach and had to undergo surgery to repair a perforated bowel.